Marcus Rashford's Future: Giuseppe Rossi Advocates for Everton Move
Giuseppe Rossi believes Marcus Rashford should follow a familiar escape route out of Old Trafford – and that Everton could be the club to relaunch him.
The former Manchester United and Villarreal striker, who rebuilt his own career after leaving United as a youngster, sees Rashford as a player in need of a clean break rather than another reset in Manchester.
Rashford spent last season on loan at Barcelona and is back at United with his future unclear. Barcelona opted not to keep him, despite the England international playing a useful role in their campaign and looking, at times, a natural fit for their style.
For Rossi, that only underlines the crossroads Rashford has reached.
“Marcus Rashford needs to go to another club for his own sake. I think his time as a Manchester United player has run its course,” he told Bet Brothers, adding that he no longer sees the forward as having the mentality required to drive United forward.
Rossi’s words carry the weight of experience. He arrived at Old Trafford from Parma in 2004, exploded briefly with four goals in 14 games, then left for Villarreal, where he became the club’s all-time leading scorer across six years scarred by two ACL injuries. Spells at Fiorentina and Levante followed before he retired in 2023, aged 36, and moved into punditry.
Now watching from the outside, he is blunt about the danger of keeping players who feel emotionally detached from a club.
“I don’t think he feels like a Manchester United player anymore,” Rossi said. “You don’t want those sorts of players around your club, bringing down what you’re trying to build. It would be the best thing for everyone if they could all move on quickly this summer.”
Rashford has been linked with a variety of paths, including a move abroad. Scott McTominay’s success in Italy has inevitably raised the question of whether the forward could follow him to Serie A. Rossi is unconvinced.
“Could Rashford go and reinvent himself in Italy as Scott McTominay has? It’s an interesting idea but I don’t see him thriving in Serie A. The league is too tactical,” he said. “I think Rashford still fits the English way of playing best, although truthfully he did well at Barcelona.”
So attention turns back to the Premier League. Rossi sees a player who still suits the tempo and directness of English football, but who needs a new stage and a new crowd.
“He needs a move to another Premier League club this summer,” Rossi argued. “It would be cool to see him at a side like Tottenham Hotspur or Everton. He needs a club where he’ll be given the chance to feel free to play his way and bring the team back some glory. He would do well in that sort of environment.”
Everton, for their part, remain in the market for a high-profile option on the left. CEO Angus Kinnear confirmed this week that the club continue to monitor Jack Grealish’s situation after his loan spell on Merseyside, with the Manchester City midfielder featuring in the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal at the weekend.
If Grealish proves out of reach or unavailable, Rossi believes David Moyes could profit from a different kind of marquee signing down the East Lancs Road. Rashford, still only 28, offers pace, goals and a point to prove – the same ingredients Rossi once used to rebuild his own career far from Old Trafford.
Whether United are ready to cut ties, and whether Everton are prepared to pivot from Grealish to another big-name left-sided attacker, will shape one of the more intriguing subplots of the summer window.
